The California Broker Seeking the Perfect Work-Life Balance
This week, Troy Palmquist juggles his growing indie brokerage, his investment business, and time with his family. Looking back at this week, I was thinking...
Lesson Learned: Mentors, mentors, everywhere — find yours
For Southern California broker Troy Palmquist, your output is only as good as your input In this weekly column, real estate agents across the nation...
Goodbye Climb, a unique brokerage lost
Colleagues lament the loss of yet another indie I was disheartened to read about Realogy’s decision to fold San Francisco- based Climb into their Coldwell...
Agent extinction is not inevitable — if you’re on top of your game
Technology is transforming every industry including ours. We need to stay sharp to survive Technology is transforming every industry including ours. We need to stay...
ANATOMY OF A DEAL KILLER: MISSED EMAILS AND LACK OF FOLLOW-UP
There are a lot of articles out there regarding the importance of working efficiently with email. But something happened recently that made me think I had to...
BUYERS NOT SEEING YOUR LISTING’S POTENTIAL? HERE’S THE ANSWER
With so many technological advances today, agents are able to market properties like never before. And one of the biggest marketing trends we are seeing...
16 THINGS NEWBIES SHOULD DO IN A SLOW SELLING SEASON
If you got your license during the hot Spring and Summer market, you may feel that the slower Fall and Winter selling season offers a...
WHY OPEN HOUSES — HOME AND AWAY — ARE LEAD MACHINES
You might notice a bit of a vacation theme in my articles lately. I feel it’s important to remind busy agents that you can still take...
GOING ON VACATION? HERE ARE THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
The experience of posting on social media while you’re on vacation is like a giving a dog a bone. First, the dog loves it, it’s satisfying, and...
HOW I SURVIVED 10 DAYS ON VACAY AND RAN MY BUSINESS
For real estate agents, 10 days away from work seems like an eternity. But I promise you, it can be done. And even done well....